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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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