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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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