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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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