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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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