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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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