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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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