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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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