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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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