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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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