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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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