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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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