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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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