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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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