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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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