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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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