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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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