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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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