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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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