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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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