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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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