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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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