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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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