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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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