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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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