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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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