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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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