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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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