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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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