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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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