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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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