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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the 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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