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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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