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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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