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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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