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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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