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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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