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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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