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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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