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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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