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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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