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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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