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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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