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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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