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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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