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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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