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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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