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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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