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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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