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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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