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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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