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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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