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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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