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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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