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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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