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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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