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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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