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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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