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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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