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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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