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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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