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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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