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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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