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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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