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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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