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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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