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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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