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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively 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 these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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