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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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