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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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