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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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