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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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