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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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