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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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