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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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