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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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