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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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