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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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