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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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