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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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 MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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