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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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