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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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