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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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