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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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