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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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