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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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