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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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