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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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