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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key 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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