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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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