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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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