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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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