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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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