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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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