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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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