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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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