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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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