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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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