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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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