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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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