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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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