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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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