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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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