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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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