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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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