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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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