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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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