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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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