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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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