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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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