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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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