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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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