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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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