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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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