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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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