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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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