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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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