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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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