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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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