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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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