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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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