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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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