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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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