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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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