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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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