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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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