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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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