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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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