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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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