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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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