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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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