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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic 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 talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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