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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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