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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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