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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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