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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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