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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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