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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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