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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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