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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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