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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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