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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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