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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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