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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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