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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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