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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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