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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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