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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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