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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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