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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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