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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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