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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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