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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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