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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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