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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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