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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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