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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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