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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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