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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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