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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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