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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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