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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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