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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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