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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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