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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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