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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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