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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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