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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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