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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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