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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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