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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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