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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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