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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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