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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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