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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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