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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 (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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