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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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