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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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