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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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