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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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