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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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