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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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