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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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