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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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