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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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