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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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