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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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