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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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