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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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