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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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