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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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