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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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