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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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