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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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