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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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