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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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