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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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