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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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