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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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