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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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