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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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