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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies 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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