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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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