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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies 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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