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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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