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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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