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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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