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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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