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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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