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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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