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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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