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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the 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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