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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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