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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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