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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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