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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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