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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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