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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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