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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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