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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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