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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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