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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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