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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies 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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