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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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