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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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