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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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