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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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