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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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