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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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