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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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