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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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