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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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