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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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