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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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