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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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