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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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