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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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