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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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