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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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