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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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