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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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