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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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