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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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