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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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