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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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