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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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