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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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