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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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