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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with 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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