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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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