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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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