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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major 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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