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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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