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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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