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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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