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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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