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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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