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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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