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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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