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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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