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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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