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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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