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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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