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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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