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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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