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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key 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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