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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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