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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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