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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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