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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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