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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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