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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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