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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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