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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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