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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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