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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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