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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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