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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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