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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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