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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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