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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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