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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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