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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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