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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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