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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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