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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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