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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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