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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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