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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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