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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines 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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