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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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