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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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