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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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