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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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