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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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