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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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