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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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