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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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