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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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