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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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