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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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