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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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