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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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