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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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