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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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