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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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