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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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