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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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