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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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