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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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