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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the 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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