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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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