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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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