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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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