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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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