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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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