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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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