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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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