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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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