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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates 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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