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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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