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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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