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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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