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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with 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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