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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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