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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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