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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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