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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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