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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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