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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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