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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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