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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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