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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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