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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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