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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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