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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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