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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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