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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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