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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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