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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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