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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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