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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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