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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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