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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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