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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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