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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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