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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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