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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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