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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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