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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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