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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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