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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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