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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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