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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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