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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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