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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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