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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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