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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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