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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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