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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student 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 education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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