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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses 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 online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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