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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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