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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education