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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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