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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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