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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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