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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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