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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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