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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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