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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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