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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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