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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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