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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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