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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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