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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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