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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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