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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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