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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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