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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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