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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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