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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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