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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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