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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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