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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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