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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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