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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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