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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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