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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about 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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