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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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