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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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