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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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