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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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