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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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