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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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