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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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