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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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