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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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