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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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