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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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