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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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