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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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