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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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