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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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