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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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