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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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