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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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