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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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