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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education