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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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