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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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