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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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