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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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