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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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