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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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