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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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