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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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