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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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