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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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