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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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