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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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