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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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