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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 (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic 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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