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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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