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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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