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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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