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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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