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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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