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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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