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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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