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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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