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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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