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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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