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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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