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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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