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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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