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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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