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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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