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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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