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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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