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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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