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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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