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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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