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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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