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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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