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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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