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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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