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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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