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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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