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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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