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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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