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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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