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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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