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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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