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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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