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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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