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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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