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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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