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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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