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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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