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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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