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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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