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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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