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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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