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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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