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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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