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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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