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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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