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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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