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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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