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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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