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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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