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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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