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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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