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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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