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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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