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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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