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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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