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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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