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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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