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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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