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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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