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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key 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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