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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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