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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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