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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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