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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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