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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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