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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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