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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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