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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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