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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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