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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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