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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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