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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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