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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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