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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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