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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key 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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