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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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