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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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