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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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