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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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