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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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