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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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