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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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