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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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