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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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