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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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