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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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