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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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