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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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