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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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