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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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