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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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